Franchise Information

Franchise Information

In operation since 1982, the Peoria Rivermen have played in the International Hockey League (IHL), East Coast Hockey League (ECHL), American Hockey League (AHL) and the Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL).

The Rivermen have won three league championships during that span: IHL (1984-85, 1990-91) and the ECHL (1999-2000).

The all-time Rivermen home attendance record was set on March 6th, 2010 with a crowd of 10,129.

There are currently 33 members of the Rivermen Hockey Hall-of-Fame. Among those are former players Denis Cyr, Tony Twist and Jean-Guy Trudel (current head coach), as well as legendary team owner Bruce Saurs.